How would you proceed if you somehow found yourself stranded alone in an isolated area?

How would you proceed if you somehow found yourself stranded alone in an isolated area?
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To make things even easier, you have a sharp pocket knife, a fire starting kit, and a rudimentary first aide kit. So would you just trek off into the wilderness straight away, or build a temporary shelter, start a fire, try to find some berries or something to eat, and take a day or two to make a plan, and try to assess the situation? And we’ll say its a temperate area, so cold temps are not a concern. How to proceed?
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